Uefa appoints Somali referee Omar Artan to officiate the UEFA Super Cup between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa. The match is set to take place later this summer in Salzburg, Austria, with the season-opening contest scheduled for 12 August, according to Uefa’s announcement as reported by Premium Times.
All reports describe how Artan is denied a World Cup spot, and that this disappointment follows a separate incident in which he is turned away at Miami airport and sent back. BBC News and NDTV both link the World Cup setback to his subsequent Uefa appointment, portraying the Super Cup role as one of the most prominent assignments available for refereeing in European club football.
The Super Cup brings together the UEFA Champions League winners (PSG) and UEFA Europa League winners (Aston Villa). While the accounts differ in emphasis—some focus more on the World Cup denial and airport incident—each source agrees on the key details of the appointment, the teams involved, and the timing and venue of the match.
